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Russia upholds jail term for ex-US Consulate worker

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Robert Shonov , a Russian citizen, worked for more than 25 years at the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok .

He was arrested in 2023 on suspicion of passing secret information about Russia 's military offensive against Ukraine to the United States in exchange for money.

The United States strongly condemned the conviction last year , calling it an "egregious injustice".

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